ELECTION PLEDGES IN MULTIPARTY GOVERNMENTS: WHEN DO VOTERS ACCEPT NON-FULFILLMENT?

CODEBOOK: GERMAN DATASET

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ID : Case identifier
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opinion_1 : Below are listed some policy proposals. What is your opinion on them? - Reintroduction of compulsory military service 

Values:
1 'Fully agree'
2 'Somewhat agree'
3 'Neither agree nor disagree'
4 'Somewhat disagree'
5 'Fully disagree'
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opinion_2 : Below are listed some policy proposals. What is your opinion on them? - Reduction of unemployment benefits 

Values: 
1 'Fully agree'
2 'Somewhat agree'
3 'Neither agree nor disagree'
4 'Somewhat disagree'
5 'Fully disagree'
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opinion_3 : Below are listed some policy proposals. What is your opinion on them? - Introduction of a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways
 
Values:
1 'Fully agree'
2 'Somewhat agree'
3 'Neither agree nor disagree'
4 'Somewhat disagree'
5 'Fully disagree'
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opinion_4 : Below are listed some policy proposals. What is your opinion on them? - Relaxation of the debt brake 
 
Values:
1 'Fully agree'
2 'Somewhat agree'
3 'Neither agree nor disagree'
4 'Somewhat disagree'
5 'Fully disagree'
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opinion_5 : Below are listed some policy proposals. What is your opinion on them? - Reduction of the number of refugees arriving in Germany annually
 
Values:
1 'Fully agree'
2 'Somewhat agree'
3 'Neither agree nor disagree'
4 'Somewhat disagree'
5 'Fully disagree'
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opinion_6 : Below are listed some policy proposals. What is your opinion on them? - Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards 
 
Values:
1 'Fully agree'
2 'Somewhat agree'
3 'Neither agree nor disagree'
4 'Somewhat disagree'
5 'Fully disagree'
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importance_1 : In your opinion, how important are the following issues? - National defense 
 
Range:
1 ('Not at all important') - 7 ('Very important')
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importance_2 : In your opinion, how important are the following issues? - Labor market policy 
 
Range:
1 ('Not at all important') - 7 ('Very important')
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importance_3 : In your opinion, how important are the following issues? - Climate policy 
 
Range:
1 ('Not at all important') - 7 ('Very important')
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importance_4 : In your opinion, how important are the following issues? - Fiscal policy 
 
Range:
1 ('Not at all important') - 7 ('Very important')
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importance_5 : In your opinion, how important are the following issues? - Immigration 
 
Range:
1 ('Not at all important') - 7 ('Very important')
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importance_6 : In your opinion, how important are the following issues? - Gender equality 
 
Range:
1 ('Not at all important') - 7 ('Very important')
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importancerank_1 : Rank order of national defense (based on the importance of the issue)

Range:
1 ('Most important') - 6 ('Least important')
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importancerank_2 : Rank order of labor market policy (based on the importance of the issue)

Range:
1 ('Most important') - 6 ('Least important')
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importancerank_3 : Rank order of climate policy (based on the importance of the issue)

Range:
1 ('Most important') - 6 ('Least important')
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importancerank_4 : Rank order of fiscal policy (based on the importance of the issue)

Range:
1 ('Most important') - 6 ('Least important')
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importancerank_5 : Rank order of immigration (based on the importance of the issue)

Range:
1 ('Most important') - 6 ('Least important')
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importancerank_6 : Rank order of gender equality (based on the importance of the issue)

Range:
1 ('Most important') - 6 ('Least important')
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outcome_1 : How acceptable do you find the fact that the promise was not fulfilled? (Pledge: Reintroduction of compulsory military service) 

Range:
0 ('Not at all acceptable') - 10 ('Fully acceptable')
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outcome_2 : How acceptable do you find the fact that the promise was not fulfilled? (Pledge: Reduction of unemployment benefits) 

Range:
0 ('Not at all acceptable') - 10 ('Fully acceptable')
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outcome_3 : How acceptable do you find the fact that the promise was not fulfilled? (Pledge: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways) 

Range:
0 ('Not at all acceptable') - 10 ('Fully acceptable')
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outcome_4 : How acceptable do you find the fact that the promise was not fulfilled? (Pledge: Relaxation of the debt brake) 

Range:
0 ('Not at all acceptable') - 10 ('Fully acceptable')
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outcome_5 : How acceptable do you find the fact that the promise was not fulfilled? (Pledge: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually) 

Range:
0 ('Not at all acceptable') - 10 ('Fully acceptable')
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outcome_6 : How acceptable do you find the fact that the promise was not fulfilled? (Pledge: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards)

Range:
0 ('Not at all acceptable') - 10 ('Fully acceptable')
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size_1 : Total number of government parties (Pledge: Reintroduction of compulsory military service) 
                   
Values:
1 'Two'
2 'Three'
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size_2 : Total number of government parties (Pledge: Reduction of unemployment benefits)
           
Values:
1 'Two'
2 'Three'
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size_3 : Total number of government parties (Pledge: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways)

Values:
1 'Two'
2 'Three'
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size_4 : Total number of government parties (Pledge: Relaxation of the debt brake)

Values:
1 'Two'
2 'Three'
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size_5 : Total number of government parties (Pledge: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually)
                   
Values:
1 'Two'
2 'Three'
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size_6 : Total number of government parties (Pledge: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards)
              
Values:
1 'Two'
2 'Three'
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position_1 : Status of the party that made the promise (Pledge: Reintroduction of compulsory military service)

Values:
1 'Prime ministerial party'
2 'Junior partner'
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position_2 : Status of the party that made the promise (Pledge: Reduction of unemployment benefits)

Values:
1 'Prime ministerial party'
2 'Junior partner'
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position_3 : Status of the party that made the promise (Pledge: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways)

Values:
1 'Prime ministerial party'
2 'Junior partner'
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position_4 : Status of the party that made the promise (Pledge: Relaxation of the debt brake)

Values:
1 'Prime ministerial party'
2 'Junior partner'
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position_5 : Status of the party that made the promise (Pledge: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually)

Values:
1 'Prime ministerial party'
2 'Junior partner'
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position_6 : Status of the party that made the promise (Pledge: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards)

Values:
1 'Prime ministerial party'
2 'Junior partner'
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program_1 : Coalition agreement (Pledge: Reintroduction of compulsory military service)

Values:
1 'Included'
2 'Not included'
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program_2 : Coalition agreement (Pledge: Reduction of unemployment benefits)

Values:
1 'Included'
2 'Not included'
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program_3 : Coalition agreement (Pledge: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways)

Values:
1 'Included'
2 'Not included'
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program_4 : Coalition agreement (Pledge: Relaxation of the debt brake)

Values:
1 'Included'
2 'Not included'
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program_5 : Coalition agreement (Pledge: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually)

Values:
1 'Included'
2 'Not included'
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program_6 : Coalition agreement (Pledge: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards)

Values:
1 'Included'
2 'Not included'
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ministry_1 : Ministerial portfolio to the jurisdiction of which the promised policy belonged (Pledge: Reintroduction of compulsory military service) 

Values:
1 'Was held by the party that made the pledge'
2 'Was not held by the party that made the pledge'                       
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ministry_2 : Ministerial portfolio to the jurisdiction of which the promised policy belonged (Pledge: Reduction of unemployment benefits)

Values:
1 'Was held by the party that made the pledge'
2 'Was not held by the party that made the pledge'  
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ministry_3 : Ministerial portfolio to the jurisdiction of which the promised policy belonged (Pledge: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways)

Values:
1 'Was held by the party that made the pledge'
2 'Was not held by the party that made the pledge'  
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ministry_4 : Ministerial portfolio to the jurisdiction of which the promised policy belonged (Pledge: Relaxation of the debt brake)

Values:
1 'Was held by the party that made the pledge'
2 'Was not held by the party that made the pledge'  
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ministry_5 : Ministerial portfolio to the jurisdiction of which the promised policy belonged (Pledge: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually)

Values:
1 'Was held by the party that made the pledge'
2 'Was not held by the party that made the pledge'  
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ministry_6 : Ministerial portfolio to the jurisdiction of which the promised policy belonged (Pledge: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards)

Values:
1 'Was held by the party that made the pledge'
2 'Was not held by the party that made the pledge'  
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others_1 : Attitude of other government parties during the electoral term (Pledge: Reintroduction of compulsory military service)

Values:
1 'Supported the promised policy'
2 'Resisted the promised policy'
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others_2 : Attitude of other government parties during the electoral term (Pledge: Reduction of unemployment benefits) 

Values:
1 'Supported the promised policy'
2 'Resisted the promised policy'
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others_3 : Attitude of other government parties during the electoral term (Pledge: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways) 

Values:
1 'Supported the promised policy'
2 'Resisted the promised policy'
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others_4 : Attitude of other government parties during the electoral term (Pledge: Relaxation of the debt brake)

Values:
1 'Supported the promised policy'
2 'Resisted the promised policy'
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others_5 : Attitude of other government parties during the electoral term (Pledge: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually) 

Values:
1 'Supported the promised policy'
2 'Resisted the promised policy'
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others_6 : Attitude of other government parties during the electoral term (Pledge: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards)

Values:
1 'Supported the promised policy'
2 'Resisted the promised policy'
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view_order_Vignette1 : The order in which the following pledge appeared: Reintroduction of compulsory military service

Range:
1 - 6
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view_order_Vignette2 : The order in which the following pledge appeared: Reduction of unemployment benefits

Range:
1 - 6
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view_order_Vignette3 : The order in which the following pledge appeared: Introduce a speed limit (120 km/h) on motorways

Range:
1 - 6
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view_order_Vignette4 : The order in which the following pledge appeared: Relaxation of the debt brake

Range:
1 - 6
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view_order_Vignette5 : The order in which the following pledge appeared: Reduction of the number of refugees arriving annually

Range:
1 - 6
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view_order_Vignette6 : The order in which the following pledge appeared: Introduction of a gender quota (40%) on all large companies’ management and supervisory boards

Range:
1 - 6
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agegroup4 : Age group (years)

Values and labels:
1 '18-34'
2 '35-49'
3 '50-64'
4 '65-'
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edu3 : Level of education

Values and labels:
1 'Primary'
2 'Secondary'
3 'Tertiary'
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gender : Gender

Values and labels:
1 'Male'
2 'Female'
3 'Other'
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voteintention : Which party would you vote for if a federal election took place next Sunday? 

Values and labels:
1 'Social Democratic Party'
2 'Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union'
3 'Bündnis 90/The Greens'
4 'Free Democratic Party'
5 'Alternative for Germany'
6 'The Left'
7 'Free Voters'
8 'Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit (BSW)'
9 'Another party'
10 'Don't know'
11 'Wouldn't vote'
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leftright : In politics, people sometimes talk about left and right. Where would you place yourself on a scale where 0 means furthest to the left and 10 furthest to the right? 

Range:
0 ('Left) - 10 ('Right')
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libcons : In politics, people sometimes talk about liberal and conservative values. Where would you place yourself on a scale where 0 means the most liberal values and 10 the most conservative values? 

Range: 
0 ('Liberal') - 10 ('Conservative')
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trustparties : Trust in political parties 
                                                                         
Range:
0 ('don't trust at all') - 10 ('trust fully') 